Special Operations Success
Balancing Capabilities and Control
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 26 November 2024
- ISBN 9780198902065
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages530 pages
- Size 240x163x35 mm
- Weight 926 g
- Language English 541
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Short description:
Special Operations Success establishes a new benchmark in military theory in this deeply analytic and innovative work.
MoreLong description:
Special Operations Success establishes a new benchmark in military theory in this deeply analytic and innovative work. It answers several pressing questions: How successful have American special operations been over the past quarter-century? Are special forces fated to cycles of expansion and misuse? Will special forces invariably exceed the authorities granted to them because of they are? Is a general theory of special operations feasible given the range of activities and conditions that fall under the category?
Kiras' work is based on two decades of practical, teaching, and consulting experience within different special operations communities, and its analysis and conclusions are designed to inform practitioners, policymakers, educators, and the general public. The book develops a framework, in the form of a theory comprising capabilities and control, for the comprehensively evaluating special operations success, and is divided into three parts: Part I lays the foundation for a general theory of special operations, Part II explores the two component parts of theory, capabilities and control, and Part III uses various aspects of the theory, depending on available information, to assess the success of special operations over a twenty-year period in the United Kingdom, South Africa, and the United States.
In the aftermath of the use - and at times, misuse - of special operations forces in Iraq and Afghanistan in particular, a fresh examination of the theory underlying special operations is very germane. At least in the US and likely elsewhere, some of the core aspects of special operations seem to be in doubt. In many ways, a thorough re-examination of underlying principles and desired capabilities has become increasingly important. Although some readers in the policy world might find some of the theoretical background in this book rather heavy going, it is highly recommended for both policy makers and analysts to develop fresh approaches to the strategic use and control of special operations forces.
Table of Contents:
List of Figures
List of Table
List of Maps
List of Abbreviations
Part I
Introduction
Special Operations Precedents
Part II
Special Operations Capabilities
Control of Special Operations and Vertical Integration
The Theory of Special Operations Coherence
Part III
Stretched beyond Footholds: The United Kingdom, 1971-1991
System within a System: South African Special Forces, 1972-1992
Redefining the System: US Special Operations, 1996-2016
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
